CT marks National Pizza Month in October

Too good to be true.

I had a little bit of lunch myself just about 10 minutes ago because I knew that this hour would make me hungry because we're talking about pizza.

It is National Pizza Month.

And as you know, it's been a hot topic in Connecticut now for a number of years, just how good our pizza is.

And one of my buddies who took me on an authentic New Haven pizza tour, I'll never forget it, Joe Massero of the New Haven Pizza Crew.

Good to have you back on the program, Joe.

How's it going, Morgan?

I'm good, I'm good.

You know, it feels like yesterday we did this for Pizza Day, and I said, you know, we need to do an update for Pizza Month.

Absolutely.

There's always time to talk about pizza.

Yes, and you kind of made this like a little career.

I know that you have a day job, quote-unquote, but I think that this has surpassed your day job, no? Yeah,

well, in terms of excitement, yes.

My day gig has been running a family business for almost the last 30 years, so this is like my way of having some enjoyment beyond what I do every day.

And also, part of it is also with our Italian culture and the way our beats have evolved through New Haven, through the Italian culture, it's also part of preserving that culture through the means of our beats.

Now, what does a typical day or even week for you look like? Because you're in New Haven, there are so many pizzerias, there are, of course, the famous ones, but the focus of our conversation the last time was on the lesser famous ones, the off-the-beaten-path, if you will, right? But, you know, during the week, how many times do you actually go out and sample or try some pizza at different places?

You know, so I'll go on, like, spurts where I'll be out It could be almost every day where I'll just stop in a spot, try it out.

Or I know some of these guys, if I drive by and I'm going through a town, I might just stop in and say hello just because I'm right there.

How do you not stop in and see one of your buddies who makes pizza all the time?

Even if you're not necessarily getting pizza?

Yes.

Even if I'm not necessarily getting pizza, I'll stop through.

just to say hello.

For instance, last night, I was driving through Madison, and I actually stopped at Amato's Pizza and Pasta in Madison, and I hung out with Amato for about two hours while he was going through a dinner rush, just hanging out.